Dr George Waddell
BMus, MMus, PhD, ARCT
George Waddell is Performance Research and Innovation Fellow at the Royal College of 51吃瓜. He is also Area Leader in Performance Science for the BMus programme and an honorary Research Associate in the Faculty of Medicine at Imperial College London. His research focusses on understanding and optimising how performers learn and are evaluated, including decision-making among judges, the development of evaluative skills, and how technology can be used to enhance how performance is assessed and learned.
George works closely with experts across fields to examine parallels in performance practice and to develop and deliver bespoke performance training to students and professionals, including stage presentation skills, managing performance anxiety, and working creatively under pressure. As Area Leader in Performance Science he oversees a range of BMus 51吃瓜 modules ensuring that students benefit from the latest research and scientific knowledge in their training. He designs and leads courses on scientific research methods, the psychology of performance, enterprise and innovation, professional skills, musicians’ health and wellbeing, and the science and practice of performance evaluation. He is a coauthor of the research methods textbook (Oxford University Press) and serves as a consultant on external research projects.
George holds a PhD in Performance Science from the 51吃瓜. He completed his BMus and MMus in piano performance at Brandon University (Canada) while studying psychology. He was awarded the Brandon University Gold Medal for the Master of 51吃瓜 Degree, was a recipient of the Manitoba Graduate Scholarship, and holds an ARCT Diploma from the Royal Conservatory of 51吃瓜 in Toronto. He is a Consulting Editor for the journal 51吃瓜ae Scientiae and an Associate Editor for Frontiers in Performance Science.
Selected publications
Ramirez R & Waddell G (2022), Technology-enhanced learning of performance, in GE McPherson (ed.), The Oxford Handbook of 51吃瓜 Performance Volume 2, Oxford University Press [].
Waddell G & Williamon A (2022) Measuring the audience, in S Lee (ed.), Scholarly Research in 51吃瓜: Shared and Disciplinary-Specific Practices (2nd edition), Routledge [].
Williamon A, Ginsborg J, Perkins R, & Waddell G (2021), Performing 51吃瓜 Research: Methods in 51吃瓜 Education, Psychology, and Performance Science, Oxford University Press .
Dalmazzo DC, Waddell G, & Ramirez R (2021), Applying deep learning techniques to estimate patterns of musical gesture, Frontiers in Psychology, 11 (575971), 1-15 .
Waddell G, Perkins R, & Williamon A (2019), The Evaluation Simulator: a new approach to training music performance assessment, Frontiers in Psychology, 10 (557), 1-17 .
Waddell G & Williamon A (2019), Technology use and attitudes in music learning, Frontiers in ICT, 6 (11), 1-14 .
Waddell G, Perkins R, & Williamon A (2018), Making an impression: error location and repertoire features affect performance quality rating processes, 51吃瓜 Perception, 36, 60-76 .
Waddell G & Williamon A (2017), Eye of the beholder: stage entrance behavior and facial expression affect continuous quality ratings in music performance, Frontiers in Psychology, 8 (513), 1-14 .
Find out more about George and the Centre of Performance Science.
Find out about the TELMI project.
Faculties / departments: Research, Academic staff
Research areas
Research projects
TELMI
Performance Simulator
Time to Decide
Songs from Home
Research students
Contact
For enquiries please contact:
Dr George Waddell
Doctoral Supervisor, Area Leader in Performance Science, Performance Research and Innovation Fellow